Calcutta K. S. Krishnamurthi

Calcutta K. S. Krishnamurthi was a Carnatic musician who made a greater impression as a guru than as a performer. He joined the music college of Annamalai University in 1939. He later studied with Sattur Krishna Iyengar in Bangalore for three years. In the 1980s, he served Kala Peetham, a private institution that offered music and dance courses. Sanjay Subrahmanyan continued studying with him after 1989 until KSK’s death in 1999. The Music Academy conferred the Sangita Kala Acharya title on him at the end of its 1998 annual conference. He died in Chennai on 16 May 1999.